Ky Dickens

Award winning filmmaker Ky Dickens is best known for her acclaimed documentaries that shift public policy and culture. She’s been hailed a storyteller at the intersection of film and complex social issues - demonstrated by receiving the Focus Award for Achievement in Directing and the Change Maker Award for influencing social change through art and film. She is about to release her fifth feature film SHOW HER THE MONEY starring Sharon Gless, about why funding female founders is essential to economic equality. Her 2021 Film, #TimeToCare premiered at SXSW and then for the United State Congress. #TimeToCare highlights influencers whose surreal caregiving journeys made them TikTok sensations. Her film ZERO WEEKS, about America’s paid leave crisis, premiered its trailer at the White House Summit on the United State of Women, hosted by Oprah & Michelle Obama. From 2019-2021, Ky rolled out a series of award-winning short films about hardworking people dying of curable diseases due to the Medicaid Gap. These films (CRITICAL CONDITION, ON THE EDGE & LEFT BEHIND) were in partnership with the American Cancer Society, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and local governments throughout the country. Currently she's developing a new documentary series with Radical Media, operating as both a Director and Executive Producer. Her 2019 film, THE CITY THAT SOLD AMERICA is about Chicago’s crucial, yet often-overlooked, place in American consumer culture. The film is a sequel to Emmy-award winning Art & Copy. Ky’s documentary SOLE SURVIVOR (CNN FILMS), profiled four survivors of otherwise fatal plane crashes. Her first feature documentary, FISH OUT OF WATER, was recognized for its instrumental role in changing the national faith perspective on LGBTQ human rights. Collectively, Ky’s films have won more than 20 awards for best picture and audience choice. In addition to her feature film work, Ky directs commercials for some of the biggest brands in America. Her clients include Netflix, Google, Facebook, Tylenol, McDonald’s, Hershey’s and Kelloggs. She’s an active member of Film Fatales Los Angeles and a member of the Directors Guild of America. She graduated with Magna Cum Laude honors from Vanderbilt University. She lives in beautiful Burbank, CA with her wife, two kids, Devon Rex cats and Kombucha scoby.